Miami's Mychal Yharbrough forced a fumble on the opening possession of the third quarter, which Luke Evans recovered for the Red and White. Although the score remained 14-3 for most of the period, Notre Dame's Jeremiyah Love raced 15 yards to the end zone to extend the home team's advantage at the 4:20 mark.

Riley Leonard accounted for 297 yards of total offense and three touchdowns as No. 17 Notre Dame shook off a sluggish offensive start to beat Miami (Ohio) 28-3 on Saturday.

Notre Dame earned a 28-3 victory over Miami (Ohio) this weekend to improve to 3-1 on the season. The Irish defense had an overall outstanding performance in the win. That unit isn't a finished product yet, and there are certainly areas where improvement can and must still happen, but the good clearly won the day.